Effectiveness of Bombus impatiens Cr. as pollinators of greenhouse sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum L.)

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 437, Issue , 1997, Pages 425-429

  Meisels, S ^a   Chiasson, H ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOMBUS IMPATIENS; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM; IMPATIENS;

EID: 0005340958     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1997.437.56     Document Type: Conference Paper

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